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Series Title: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Lengthened Light

1944, printed 1977

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

(Mexican, 1902–2002)
publisher

Acorn Editions Limited

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Culture
Mexico, 20th century
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 24.2 x 17.6 cm (9 1/2 x 6 15/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stumberg 1985.220.4
Impression
13
Copyright
© Colette Urbajtel/ Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo, S.C
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically elongated black-and-white photograph is dominated by a dark tree trunk rising along the left edge. Dense, leafy branches stretch across the top, framing a sky of puffy white clouds. Below, a flat surface held by thin supports angles forward, catching sharp, lace-like shadows cast by the foliage. The image features strong contrast, separating the deep black silhouettes of the tree from the bright, luminous sky.

Lengthened Light

1944, printed 1977

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Acorn Editions Limited

(Mexican, 1902–2002)
Mexico, 20th century

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